Richella from Imparting Grace made this adorable pillow (in the foreground), inspired by a pillow she saw at Pottery Barn. I swear I could spend all day looking at PB inspired projects!
Birch Cake Stand
I have to admit, I never would have thought to use birch wood to make a cake stand! Leave t to Martha. 🙂 Wouldn’t this be a perfect additional to a cabin dining table?
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Music Sheet Dresser
This beautiful piece of furniture started out as one of those ugly Salvation Army or Goodwill dressers. You know the ones. The kind you bought for your first apartment when you were 20, or the kind that you pass by … Read More...
Tutorial: Make pockets from repurposed shirt cuffs
Jamie from Lovely Nest Designs shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to repurpose the cuffs of a dress shirt into small pockets. The edges are already finished and buttons and buttonholes already sewn. All you have to do is … Read More...
Tutorial: Denim guitar applique for jeans
Destri from The Mother Huddle shows how she recreated the look of an expensive pair of kid’s jeans with a bit of applique. It’s part of her Boutique Style for Less challenge. Get the how-to.
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Tutorial: Ruffled messenger bag
By Night shares a tutorial showing how to make this fabulous messenger bag with a gathered front flap. A bit of easy applique finishes the look. What a pretty bag! Get the how-to. Scroll down to find the downloadable … Read More...
Take the Sew 5 Challenge with The Creative Maven
Molly AKA The Creative Maven is celebrating National Sewing Month with her Sew 5 Challenge. She came up with the challenge as motivation to complete some of the projects on her must-sew list. For the challenge, she will post 5 … Read More...
Flamingo Toes tutorials and giveaways
Hurry fast as you can to Flamingo Toes and enter for a chance to win one of her giveaways that end tonight! If you don’t get there in time, don’t despair! Bev has tutorials for each of the pieces she’s … Read More...
Etsy find – upcycled jewelry
JMP Designs Upcycled Statement Jewelry is “making the world a little greener with style.” The Arizona Tea necklace pictured above has no shortage of unique and fun style. Take a look at JMP Designs on Etsy.
It’s That Time of Year Again….
Kids and Fall and Hoodies. Like blueberries and muffins, they just go together, and this week, Red Heart has a FREE Hoodie pattern available for your favorite kid!
Click here for the 411 on Red Hearts Smoothie Yarn, and this … Read More...
Giveaway: Reading Between the Lines
Papercrafts is giving away this wonderful prize package of stamps and papers inspired by vintage text, ledger papers and newsprint, click here to enter and for official rules.
-Heather
15 Wreaths to Decorate Your Home
I’ve been quietly collecting wreath ideas for a few weeks now. There are hundreds more ideas out there I am sure, but here’s a pretty good sampling of ideas to get your creative juices flowing. While wreaths are definitely used … Read More...
Sports Number Art
One of my boys plays baseball and football, another one of them plays football and does track, and my daughter plays soccer. So sports numbers are big around here. I love the look of this numbered artwork, especially displayed with … Read More...
2 New Patterns Over At Knitty….
Brunella is a short sleeved, lace edged cardigan.
And, Crosswaves is a fun sock pattern, would be awesome with hand dyed yarns!
Click here to go over to Knitty’s site for these and lots more free patterns!
Halloween Pancake Ideas For Fun Party Food
Halloween is just around the corner, and what better way to get into the spooky spirit than by making some fun Halloween-themed pancakes? These pancakes are perfect for breakfast or a treat for the little ghouls and goblins in your … Read More...
Coffee and Donuts and Cake, Oh My
A cake flavored with coffee and decorated with donuts? I will be sending Sprinkle Bakes my address to have on delivered promptly. Find the recipe for every aspect of this gorgeousness HERE.
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Origins of Food Idioms
I am that food lover word nerd described HERE by the kitchn. That academic with too many (pointless) masters degrees that loves such things as idiom derivatives. The kitchn leads us to THIS ARTICLE by the Smithsonian Magazine… Read More...
Fallen trees are recycled into beautiful things
How pretty are these wood turned bowls and pens? Kelly of the blog Uniquely Me, Imperfections and All sent in this link to her husband’s Etsy Store- A Walk In The Woods With Steve Massmann. These pieces are made … Read More...
Glow in the Dark Food
I had no idea all you needed for glow in the dark goodness was some tonic water and a black light. Guess I should loosen my grip on the bottle of tonic I keep for my gin and let my … Read More...
DIY Felt Pencil Case
Make these cute pencil cases for the children or have them help. They can personalize them and pick some wild colors. One comment on the site suggested making them out of wool felted sweater, which is a fun idea and … Read More...